ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351205
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Date: | Saturday 27 January 2024 |
Time: | 05:15 UTC |
Type: | Ayres S2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
Owner/operator: | Orsmond Aviation |
Registration: | ZS-LUW |
MSN: | 6009 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 11962 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ermelo Airfield (FAEO) -
South Africa
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Bethlehem (FABM) |
Destination airport: | Nelspruit-Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP/FAKN) |
Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:An Ayres S2R-T34 Turbo Thrush crashed on short final of runway 13 in fog at Ermelo Airfield (FAEO), Ermelo, Mpumalanga, and a post crash fire ensued.
The pilot perished and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
The flight was a ferry flight from Bethlehem Airport (FABM) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (FAKN) with the
intention to clear customs before proceeding to Malawi. The flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) by day.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Report number: | CA18/2/3/10414 |
Status: | Preliminary report |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Preliminary report |
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Sources:
https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=50999#:~:text=NELSPRUIT%20%2D%20A%20man%20in%20his,the%20South%20African%20Police%20Service. https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/vlieenier-sterf-sy-laaste-vlug-het-vertrek/?fbclid=IwAR0Y6Pylt8X5eD6aHh2VxgmGyfcGM3ozyvXOPYRheM7ayR0-JmlVOAxtPzQ https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=263025 FlyAfrica
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Jan-2024 16:01 |
Captain Adam |
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27-Jan-2024 16:54 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
27-Jan-2024 17:12 |
RobertMB |
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28-Jan-2024 11:51 |
Anon. |
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28-Jan-2024 17:03 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
28-Jan-2024 17:04 |
harro |
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29-Jan-2024 18:27 |
RobertMB |
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29-Jan-2024 22:02 |
RobertMB |
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29-Jan-2024 22:02 |
RobertMB |
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09-Feb-2024 15:10 |
Anon. |
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16-Feb-2024 09:07 |
ASN |
Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Accident report] |
16-Feb-2024 09:13 |
ASN |
Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Category] |
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